MUSIC AS LITERATURE

I think we can definitely consider music as literature because basically music creates a image for the listener. While literature creates a vivid image to the reader. Its the same thing. Music is like poetry when you think about it because music can be descriptive. The difference between a novel and a song is that a novel has more descriptive details. While a song is a short poem or passage that has a chorus. A novel describes a character that goes through obstacles or the novel has some type of action. While some songs don't require words and the song could be just instrumental only. A song speaks to the listener in a way and creates a message. A novel has the same concept except you are reading the words and the novel provides a lesson to learn from. Words are powerful and I think music and literature are the same thing.

Hello 2017!

2016 was definitely a huge roller coaster for me and made me grow as a better person. When it was the beginning of the 2016 year I depended on people instead of being more independent. I became more independent as the year was coming to a end. I look forward to continuing on becoming a better person, think more clearer, and to change my perspectives on situations if that makes sense.

Something Interesting, but weird/different

What if our whole lives were a dream. What if we were all sleeping or stuck in some different dimension. Maybe there is another world out there besides planet earth. There has to be an explanation of  why do we feel not here but we are here physically. Maybe our lives right now are trial runs. Our loved ones who are no longer with us are probably having a grand time wherever they are. I think after we all finish this life we move forward into our second lives. This world is filled with wonders. Its a thought or a theory to think about or research.

Baca's Notes

"Immigrants in our own land"

Theme- people going to a foreign place on their homeland

Tone- serious, pessimistic, and formal

Mood- serious and explains real life hardships

Devices- similes (They used common sense like scholars use glasses and books to reach the world.), metaphors (We are born with dreams in our hearts.) , allegory because this poem tries to create a emotional response to the audience and reaches out to people who can relate to the experience. This poem would be pathos because its a appealing to the emotions of the audience. Logos because the author creates a central message about how life works that some people don't have a reason to live and other people just die.

My Mad Dream Of A Essay


 Remember that time you ate that spicy [pizza] just before you went to bed on the night before the big [Drake concert]?  Oh, that weird dream you had about the 2016 presidential election.  When you woke up you couldn't quite remember the [average] details, but after reading "On Self-Reliance" and "A Sound of Thunder" it's all coming back to you now.

The dream started badly.  You were in line with your family at a [Six Flags] waiting to be sent to [ the dentist].  Everywhere you looked there were posters of president-elect [ Rica], looking like a crazy [ monkey] who could eat a whole [ onion].  

Suddenly, there was Ralph Waldo Emerson telling you, "[ To Be Great Is To Be Misunderstood]."  You realized that you have something to contribute to the world so you decided to [ Write].  But it wasn't easy.  First you had to put on a fancy [ nike sweats] and [ a shower cap] and then you had make a [ sandwich] to go back in time to the [ Swimming pools] so you could convince people to learn about the candidates and the [ racism].

But right there in the [ library ] there was a giant [  nose ] and it started [ run ] ing at everyone.  People started to [ read ].  You grabbed a [ dog ] from a nearby [ cat ] and yelled [ Starbucks is going out of business ].  Everyone stopped and listened, so you kept going.

Ladies and gentlemen we are here in this room because we all need to solve this problem or issue. This issue is to make the world a better place and to express our individuality. By us gathering together and sharing opinions and ideas we can make this society new improved. It all starts with one person and eventually we have everyone contributing. So lets get to it! A very smart man who is Ralph Emerson once said " To be great is to be misunderstood." He said this because we all think alike and try to be like everyone else. Why not be that five percent who think outside of the box and try to better themselves and the world without depending on someone else. He created this theory that we should all be self reliant and to find peace with ourselves. We all try to be like each other because we all want to fit in to not be humiliated. We trap our creativity, opinions, ideas, and style. Ask yourself why do I do that.  Every single one of us is not perfect so stop acting like you are! Stop saying that finding that special someone will make me happy again!! That's not the route to go! Emerson pacifically said "Nothing can bring you peace, but yourself." Love yourself and the right time will come. Don't depend on other people for your happiness because they will take it from you sooner or later. I use to depend on friends or crushes to make me happy. I did that because I wasn't at peace with myself and I thought if I found that perfect guy for me maybe he will help me find that happiness. IT DID NOT WORK!!! That was the worst decision ever. I learned that if we aren't at peace with ourselves or love ourselves. That will affect the future whether it be a relationship, family, meeting new people, or a job interview. I seen it happen to and I have experienced it too. Emerson had brilliant ideas why not share them out and combine them into your everyday life. There was this brilliant story I read recently. It was called A Sound of Thunder it was about the main character, Ekels, was hunting for dinosaurs  when he traveled back into time. While Ekels was traveling back into time he stepped on a butterfly. That small action cause a huge change in the present time. When he came back into the present everything changed. By that change that meant a tyrant had took over the whole country. This story reflects on us and on the real world. Crazy right? What I meant was we have elected and got a president who reflects the tyrant in the story. We soon will create this election that will contain a tyrant in it. The decisions we make now will determine the future. It all depends on what kind of decisions we make. A small decision can lead to a extreme change in the future. So consider every option and situation. We all aren't perfect. We all haven't went insane, well not yet.

Emerson Presentations Day 1

Leslie: -used lyrics that represented self-reliance
- "Heathens" represents the author's friends and how they do things that society will never do
- used Vessel album
-Most important thing to remember is to learn how to be more self reliant

Samary: - Fav quote "Malice ... vanity" explains humanity and love
 - make the world a better place and be self reliant
- mentioned light, religion, love, time, law of nature,
- Everyone should share opinions and don't be all the same

Cesar: - "To believe your own thoughts..."
 - everyone is a genius
 - stay true to yourself even though you might have a authority position
-everyone is too busy about what they are going to say
- shouldn't let past acts affect your good deeds you do